July 16, 2023

Before Trump, D.C. was a comfortable place for politicians of both parties.  They pretended to be different by keeping the public busy on divisive social issues.  Once elected, they stuck to the norms in D.C. for endless foreign wars, open borders, wastage of public funds, green energy, etc.

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Before Tucker Carlson had an epiphany, the media establishment was a comfortable place.  There were the right media and left media who played the public to give the impression that they hated each other.  Most of the mainstream media are a propaganda wing for the Democrats.  Then came Fox News, which claimed to represent the right.

The Democrats went to every left-leaning channel and attacked the right.  The Republicans appeared on Fox News and attacked the left.

But nobody on Fox News ever challenged Republicans from the right — i.e., nobody ever asked them about open borders or amnesty to illegals or the lack of action on abortion.  Obviously, none in the mainstream media asked Democrats about their lack of progress on left-leaning issues.

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Tucker Carlson has changed that norm for the right.  He was one of the rare right-leaning voices on TV who challenged Republicans for not following the principles of conservatism and for being focused on issues that didn’t matter to Americans.  Perhaps this led to Carlson’s sacking from Fox News.

Tucker was in dazzling form a few days back at an Iowa event called The Summit, where he interviewed some GOP presidential candidates.

It was apparent that every candidate was uncomfortable with him being there, because they knew he would challenge them.  Most began by lavishing blandishments on Carlson, perhaps hoping he would not subject them to a grilling.

The good news is that Carlson was unfazed by the flattery.

We focus on Carlson’s interaction with former vice president Mike Pence.

Carlson asked Pence about his stance on U.S. foreign policy pertaining to the conflict in Ukraine.